Population statistics
1828 Census
Browse the digitised alphabetical returns. This was the first official census undertaken by NSW and covers some 36,500 inhabitants, both convict and free
1828 Census - extended webinar
Learn about the 1828 Census and why it was so significant. It has recently been added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
1828 Census - mini webinar
The 1828 Census alphabetical returns are digitised and can be viewed online. This webinar takes a close look at the returns and what they can tell you
Blue Books (Returns of the Colony) 1822-57
Statistical returns of the Colony of New South Wales and of areas under its jurisdiction compiled annually from 1822 to 1857
Census - 1841
The 1841 Census lists all the surviving householders' returns (heads of households only) and abstracts of returns
Norfolk Island guide
As well as being a penal establishment, one of the primary reasons for the first settlement at Norfolk Island was economic: the Colonial Government hoped to utilise the flax and pine trees on Norfolk Island